Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited notes Shire plc’s announcement that the Royal Court of Jersey has today sanctioned the scheme of arrangement pursuant to which the proposed acquisition of Shire by Takeda is being implemented.
As previously announced, it is expected that the Scheme will become effective, and that closing of the Acquisition, will take place on January 8, 2019, when a copy of the Jersey Court order is delivered to the registrar of companies in Jersey.
There has been no change to the expected timetable of principal events relating to the Scheme as set out on pages 1 to 3 of the scheme document published by Shire on November 12, 2018 in relation to the Acquisition.
Date: January 7, 2019
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Source: Takeda